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Sakura Trick

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2014
  • TV-14
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
919
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Yuka Iguchi and Haruka Tomatsu in Sakura Trick (2014)
Sakura Trick
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Haruka and Yuu are best friends. But after starting high school together and realising the need to meet new people, they decide to share a special moment most other friends would not: a kiss... Read allHaruka and Yuu are best friends. But after starting high school together and realising the need to meet new people, they decide to share a special moment most other friends would not: a kiss. From there, their relationship blossoms.Haruka and Yuu are best friends. But after starting high school together and realising the need to meet new people, they decide to share a special moment most other friends would not: a kiss. From there, their relationship blossoms.

  • Stars
    • Haruka Tomatsu
    • Yuka Iguchi
    • Mai Fuchigami
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    919
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Haruka Tomatsu
      • Yuka Iguchi
      • Mai Fuchigami
    • 12User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Haruka Tomatsu
    Haruka Tomatsu
    • Haruka Takayama
    • 2014
    Yuka Iguchi
    Yuka Iguchi
    • Yuu Sonada
    • 2014
    Mai Fuchigami
    • Kaede Ikeno
    • 2014
    Megumi Toda
    • Yuzu Iizuka
    • 2014
    Yuuka Aisaka
    • Kotone Noda
    • 2014
    Hiromi Igarashi
    • Shizuku Minami
    • 2014
    Saki Fujita
    • Mitsuki Sonoda
    • 2014
    Yurika Endô
    • Rina Sakai…
    • 2014
    Shieri Fujii
    • Yuka Kitani
    • 2014
    Momo Asakura
    Momo Asakura
    • Sumi Otokawa…
    • 2014
    Kaori Sadohara
    • Kaede's Younger Sister…
    • 2014
    Yumiri Hanamori
    • Ai Kawato…
    • 2014
    Chie Matsuura
    • Sonoda Mother
    • 2014
    Eiichiro Tokumoto
    • Sonoda Father
    • 2014
    Yuka Saitô
    • Kaede's Younger Brother…
    • 2014
    Yûmi Kawashima
    • Yamada
    • 2014
    Mayu Iizuka
    • Akane Niimura
    • 2014
    Hitomi Ôwada
    • Ayumi Yoshida
    • 2014
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    User reviews12

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    6Mysterygeneration

    This diamond

    This is a chef that has become a cult classic due to false assumptions and unjustified criticism. This diamond is buried due of its abysmal dark tone, which makes it appear hidden because it does not shine. The deepest recesses of our subconscious, the most visceral parts of our minds, the most sensual desires, and the most primitive impulses are all penetrated by Sakura Trick. Its sublimity will ever be contested yet always remain objectively indisputable; the basic insight it provides into human and perhaps animalistic nature may define the basis of sexual psychoanalysis for millennia to come.

    On the surface, Sakura Trick seems to be an anime that targets the poorest and most destitute guys; arrogant critics frequently write it off as such without giving it much thought. Even though these so-called critics are full of themselves, they don't see that Sakura Trick is just a ruse and that they are the ones being duped. In Japanese culture, sakura petals, or cherry blossoms, are frequently connected to feelings of purity and beauty. Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita by Ango Sakaguchi discusses how sakura petals can be used to stylize and improve the mood of a scene, whether it be sensual, sorrowful, or magnificent.

    There have been many unquestionably great anime films, such Taniguchi Goro's brilliantly realistic Code Geass or Ishihaya Tatsuya's remarkably realistic classic Clannad. Sakura Trick won't be joining them because its ideas are too controversial, its messaging is too cryptic, and its surface is too generic. It will stay hidden, cherished by the most progressive thinkers for its frightening yet enlightening understanding of the fundamentals of sexuality. Sakura Trick will be avoided by both philistines and self-described critics, but you can't blame them for that. It needs unending insight to recognize its nuances and bravery to adopt the side that is not widely accepted.
    8seige-hound

    What am I doing with my Life?

    ...Why the heck am I watching a Yuri show?

    And why am I loving it?

    Sakura Trick is a fantastically humorous and adorable high school lesbian romance that I have no idea why I'm watching it.

    Haruka and Yuu are two 1st Year Highschoolers in Japan who are the best of friends, and soon realize that they are *more* than friends. What follows is a charming, cutesy and sometimes awkward hidden romance.

    Now, I haven't watched any other Yuri (lesbian anime) shows, so I have little experience in comparing it to other, older shows, but I'd say that if you're interested in the genre (for one reason or another) Sakura Trick is a good place to start.

    Probably the only major setback this show has for me is the blatant fan-service. No, I'm not talking about the kissing, because that's a part of the story, but things more along the line of the constant crotch and boob shots that pop up occasionally. It can be fairly distracting and can be argued as fetishizing lesbianism (as if it hasn't been enough)

    But whatever, it's merits outweigh what is probably a trademark of the Yuri genre, and besides that, it's a very tame show.
    8300Megahertz

    What is love?

    Neither Haruka nor Yuu really know what love is, and yet they feel that their relationship is special, and they feel this inexplicable desire towards each other.

    Saruka Trick is just a cute story about friendship and love -- and urequired love. There isn't much depth to it, and yet I love it, just because it is so cute and doesn't feel rushed.
    10The_Lion_Guard_88

    One of my favorite anime's

    This is my favorite lesbian anime, it's so adorable and the art is cute, Yuu and Haruka are sooooooo adorable together
    7rgriger-67254

    cute little yuri

    This isn't the best written story but it is still good. It's a little too fan service-y and they could've done something a lot different but i get it's supposed to be a sitcom. Overall it's a nice rainy day anime and my second favorite yuri.

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    • Release date
      • January 9, 2014 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official Site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Hoa Anh Đào Tinh Nghịch
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      • Houbunsha
      • Memory Tech
      • Pony Canyon
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      • Dolby Digital
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      • 16:9 HD

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